Bead tip hair tooth comb



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9, R93 o. GRiFFiN E34-29753 BEAD TIP HAIR TOOTHA COME Filed NOV. 19, 1932 INVENTOR Olive Gzwffn BY @M58 Q L;

Patented Jan. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIE Application November 19, 1932 Serial No. 643,435

4 Claims.

This invention relates to hair combs, my principal object being to pro-vide a comb of this general character in which the teeth are so constructed or arranged that their endscannot possibly dig into or irritate the scalp in the slightest degree, regardless of the angle of engagement of the comb with the scalp or of the direction in which the comb may be moved through the hair.

In addition to this beneficial and smooth-feeling action of the comb the specific form of the teeth as hereinafter set forth gives the proper spacing to the hairs through which the comb is being drawn regardless of whether it be a ne or coarse tooth comb.

While my improved comb is adaptable and of advantage for individual or home use, it is par ticularly of value in the barber trade, since in hair cutting operations which are performed with the aid of a comb, the latter is drawn through the hair in almost every direction and with a comb of the ordinary pointed tooth construction the scalp is almost inevitably pricked or irritated at one time or another by the points of the comb teeth.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following speciiication and claims.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a combination coarse and line tooth comb of conventional form, but provided with my improved bead tip teeth.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawing, the numeral l denotes the back of the comb having a row of coarse teeth 2 and another row of relatively `iine closely spaced teeth 3 as is customary; the thickness o both rows of teeth being the same as that now commonly used.

Instead of the teeth being pointed as usual however they are formed with enlarged beadlike rounded tips 4 on their ends, which are substantially the same size regardless of the size of the teeth so that the tips will have the same action on the hair and feeling against the scalp. The enlarged contour of these beads however only extends in 'a plane transversely of the comb, said beads in the longitudinal plane of the comb having the same thickness as the corresponding teeth themselves.

As a result of this construction the beads always present smooth rounded surfaces for engagement with the scalp regardless of the direction in which the comb may be moved about the head or the angle at which it is disposed to the scalp. Also the relatively wide tooth surface formed between adjacent beads, and which are in the plane of the hairs when lying close to the head as usual, causes the hairs to be properly separated and spaced.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a hair comb, teeth depending from the back of the comb, and enlarged rounded tips on the outer ends of the teeth.

2. In a hair comb, teeth depending from the back of the comb, and enlarged rounded tips on the outer ends of the teeth, the enlargements extending only in the transverse plane of the comb.

3. In a hair comb, a row of coarse Wide teeth, and a row of relatively ne and narrow teeth depending from the back of the comb, and enlarged rounded tips on the outer ends of all the teeth; the enlarged contour of the tips extending only in the transverse plane of the comb and all said tips being substantially the same width.

e. A comb having the tips of its -teeth broadened in a direction transversely of the length of the comb, such broadened tips being circular in form where a smooth curved surface will be presented against the head of the user irrespective of the angle at which the comb may be drawn through the hair.

OLIVER GRIFFIN. 

